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Originally Posted by WayneChristie
Id thought about how they would work for bait, but if you read the regs they are illegal in Alberta.
"Fishing with Bait Fish
Bait Fish means any of the following:
suckers (family Catostomidae)
sticklebacks (family Gasterosteidae)
trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)
Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile)
minnows (family Cyprinidae), except carp, goldfish and the western silvery minnow."
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I think they just mean carp aren't classified as a baitfish. Since they're also not classified as a sportfish they fall under the "bait" category. I'd say this means you can use them as long as the water body doesn't have a total bait ban. Legally I think they fall under the same category as worms, cheese and smelts; they are bait but not baitfish.